This story was narrated to me by a Pakistani family living in the Gulf. A father from Pakistan is concerned about his son Mansour (not his real name). To his father, Mansour is becoming “radicalized”. He is no longer connected to ...
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Feed SubscriptionA Disabled’s Letter to Charlie Hebdo: Prophet Muhammad as a Disability Advocate
In this post guest writer Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat outlines in an open letter the humanity and compassion that the Prophet Muhammad represented. Dear Charlie Hebdo editors and staff, I pray that this message reaches you with open minds and receptive ...
Read More »Why I won’t Condemn the Charlie Hebdo Killings
Condemning an event without condemning the actions that led up to that event is just just useless lip service, otherwise known as politics. Since the shootings at the offices of Charlie Hebdo I have been asked to “clarify my position”. ...
Read More »Terrible Killing is Coming if we All Don’t Start Talking
As the dust starts to settle on the attacks that took place at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, France and the chase for the wife of one of the slain suspects, Hayat Boumeddiene, heats up, it is time that ...
Read More »Empowered Muslims are the West’s True Fear
If a western politician tells you he is concerned about Islamic radicalization, don’t believe him. We hear this rhetoric almost daily as to how they are afraid that Islamic fighters will return radicalized and wage attacks in Europe and ...
Read More »French Massacre: Opportunity to Discuss Red Lines
Charlie Hebdo is a French magazine whose offices were the scene of a bold attack today that saw the death of 12 with eight wounded, four in critical condition. French President Francois Hollande said, “We need to find the actors ...
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